Episodes 1,600
Avg. Duration 20m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (12,456)
Since Dec 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Daily
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Episodic
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54%
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About This Podcast

If you’re looking for hype, fake outrage, and groupthink, kindly keep moving. Our mission at What a Day is simple: to be your guide to what truly matters each morning (and the fun stuff you might have missed) in just 20 minutes. Host Jane Coaston brings you in-depth reporting and substantive analysis on the big stories shaping today and the creeping trends shaping tomorrow—and when she doesn’t know the answers, she asks someone even smarter to fill us all in. Radical, right? New episodes at 5:00 a.m. EST, Monday–Friday in your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. Being informed was never this easy.

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America Icing Out World Cup Fans

Jun 10, 2026 18m

The World Cup is the biggest annual sporting event in the world. And the first game is tomorrow. This year’s competition is being hosted by three countries for the first time: the US, Canada, and…

Can Blanche Do What Bondi Couldn't?

Jun 09, 2026 21m

President Donald Trump officially nominated Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General. After firing Pam Bondi back in April, Trump went with his former defense attorney to lead more than 10,000…

Democrats' Platner Problem

Jun 08, 2026 20m

Maine voters will head to the polls tomorrow to decide who will take on five-term Republican Senator Susan Collins. And somehow, Graham Platner still has a sizable lead in the Democratic primary. You…

Are The Killer Robots Inevitable?

Jun 05, 2026 22m

Artificial Intelligence isn't just clogging up your Instagram feed with cartoon cat romance-revenge videos or helping your cousin pass AP European History class. Artificial Intelligence is on the…

The CBS News Crisis

Jun 04, 2026 22m

CBS News, under the leadership of Bari Weiss, continues to devolve into chaos. On Tuesday, CBS News fired longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley. It came a day after Pelley reportedly said…

Trump’s Dangerous New Spy Boss

Jun 03, 2026 17m

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he's appointing the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte, as acting Director of National Intelligence. The news comes after Tulsi…

Californians Vote With New Map

Jun 02, 2026 21m

California politics is experiencing a rare moment on the national stage as wacky candidates and local scandals have become a microcosm for the country as a whole, as well as a potential preview of…

Is Social Media Hype Even Real?

Jun 01, 2026 21m

It’s no secret that what we see on social media is highly choreographed. But a recent article in New York Magazine by Lane Brown confirms it by uncovering the world of artificial hype that drives…

ICE Is Still Detaining People

May 29, 2026 21m

President Donald Trump's immigration policies haven't been getting much attention lately. But don't be fooled — the immigration detention industrial complex hasn't slowed down. One infamous facility…

The Challenge To Ending The Iran War

May 28, 2026 20m

Despite whatever President Donald Trump has said over the last few days, his war in Iran does not look like it's ending soon. But here's the thing: a major factor in what happens with Trump's Iran…

The Real J6 Victims Are Standing Up

May 27, 2026 19m

You know, President Donald Trump's 1.776 billion-dollar MAGA slush fund? The fund is intended for victims of "DOJ weaponization," like the January 6 insurrectionists Trump pardoned. Shockingly, very…

MAGA's Misogyny

May 26, 2026 20m

You may have noticed that misogyny seems to be everywhere right now, especially online. As American women continue to move further to the political left, men on the American Right appear to have…

How Trump Got In The Way Of His Own Bill

May 22, 2026 21m

Republicans had a filibuster-proof immigration bill that would allocate $70 billion to immigration enforcement and fully reopen the Department of Homeland Security. But then, Trump got involved.…

Trump's Revenge Tour Could Backfire

May 21, 2026 20m

A swath of President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidates won their primary elections Tuesday night – and one of Trump's biggest opponents in Congress, Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas…

Is The US Ready For A New Global Health Threat?

May 20, 2026 19m

The World Health Organization met on Tuesday in Switzerland to discuss a deadly outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. According to the WHO, the outbreak, which has…

Has The West Forgotten About Ukraine?

May 19, 2026 19m

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. And despite President Donald Trump's promise to end the conflict on his first day back in office, the two countries are still at war. So far, over…

Americans Should Be Happy, But They're Not

May 18, 2026 19m

It's rather obvious Americans have not exactly been … cheerful for the last few years. And it's showing up in the data – the General Social Survey, the Consumer Sentiment Survey from the University…

Trump Made Inflation Great Again

May 15, 2026 16m

Life is pretty expensive right now – and Americans are not happy about it. Trump came into office claiming he would lower prices, QUOTE, “on day 1.” But that didn’t happen – and his own policies are…

Stacey Abrams On Why We Still Need The Voting Rights Act

May 14, 2026 19m

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais last month dismantled a critical portion of the Voting Rights Act. And since then, a slew of states — largely in the South — have moved to redraw…

What Does Trump Need Most From China?

May 13, 2026 18m

President Donald Trump is arriving in Beijing today on a long-awaited trip – one that got delayed even further by Trump’s war in Iran. It’s Trump’s second trip to China and his first in nearly a…

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